The Girl He Crowned -- All Devices by Blake Pierce

Author:Blake Pierce [Pierce, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The town of Eddis was full of liars. He’d known that for as long as he could remember, the truth of it ingrained so deep in him that it formed a part of who he was, rather than just being something he felt, thought, or believed. The world was full of such things, and each of them was another lie in its own way.

He walked the darkened streets of Eddis now with his hood up, feeling powerful after killing Melody Smythe. There was something about the moments after he killed when he felt alive in a way that he normally never did.

Normally, he felt like a simple collection of interlocking parts, precise and efficient, but also cold somehow, mechanical. In the moments when he killed, something else came out, something wilder, and afterwards, for a while at least, he felt peace.

That sensation didn’t last long, though. Already, he could feel it fading, leaving him too restless to contemplate going home to sleep. He continued to stalk through the streets instead, the night wrapped around him as he walked.

Eddis wasn’t an all-night city, like New York or L.A., but with so many wealthy residents wanting to be entertained, it had its share of nightlife. There were restaurants, and there were bars, all with people spilling out onto the street.

He watched them, the women in particular. They walked along, either in groups or with people they were obviously out on dates with, most of them heavily made up and wearing clothes designed to flatter and tantalize. Those were deceptions of the most obvious kind, and he found a thread of anger rising in him because of them.

Picking one of the women, he followed her and the small group she was with. He kept his distance, not wanting to make it too obvious that he was watching as he made his way past a couple of restaurants. A couple stepped out into the street, obviously wealthy, and both well dressed. The woman was tall and dark haired, slender, and quite lovely, he supposed, although her layers of deceiving makeup were as heavy as any of the other women’s out there. The man was tall and broad shouldered, with dark hair and muscles that showed through his suit. He made to step around them and keep following the group he was stalking.

“I can’t believe you lied to me like that!” he said. “You told me you were on vacation with your sister!”

“Because I knew what you’d say if I told you the truth!”

The words caught his ear, and were more than enough to stop him, giving him a reason to go over to a menu in the window, pretending to check the prices while he continued to listen. A small deception of his own, and the necessity only added to his anger.

“You’ve been lying to me for months now, Jolene. I… I can’t be around you right now.”

The man stormed off. It seemed over-dramatic, but he couldn’t complain about that, not when it left the woman alone.

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